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- Publisher: Carroll & Graf (2002)
- ASIN: B001XHFAEK
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: Thinner, Blonder, Whiter: A Novel (Hardcover)
The provocative title got my attention and the author tries hard to be controversial but this book reads like a Jackie Collins or Judith Krantz imitation. Take away the race angle and all you have left is a spicy, shallow little trifle. I enjoyed it but I'll forget it in two weeks. This is a beach book.
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a hollow center,
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This review is from: Thinner, Blonder, Whiter: A Novel (Hardcover)
There's so much to like about this smart book: the so-real-you-feel-you're-there settings, the snappy pacing, the colorful supporting cast. So it's a shame that ultimately the book left me feeling left down. The problem, I think, is the character of the narrator, Julia--quite simply, she doesn't seem to have much of one. She's a cipher around which the more complex and intriguing characters circle. Now, if her alcoholic brother, Corky, had been the narrator, that might have been a more moving and memorable tale.
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nice mix....,
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This review is from: Thinner, Blonder, Whiter: A Novel (Hardcover)
of race, sex, and politics; as a backdrop to murder(s)interesting characters and story make for an enjoyable read.
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Sam always had a thing for white women. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Miss Moran, Samuel Reid, Lee Cohen, New York, Isaac Lord, Tom Lynch, Julia Moran, Manny Cohen, Pan American, Reverend Vaughn, Elijah Vaughn, Reverend Elijah, William Fitzgerald, Sylvie Barr, Brother Samuel, Eddie Saldivar, Hamilton Institute, Miles Standish, Native Son Bears Witness, Miss Julie, Job Corps, John Walker, Roberta Jones, Walker Communications, Detective Lynch New!
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Sam always had a thing for white women. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Miss Moran, Samuel Reid, Lee Cohen, New York, Isaac Lord, Tom Lynch, Julia Moran, Manny Cohen, Pan American, Reverend Vaughn, Elijah Vaughn, Reverend Elijah, William Fitzgerald, Sylvie Barr, Brother Samuel, Eddie Saldivar, Hamilton Institute, Miles Standish, Native Son Bears Witness, Miss Julie, Job Corps, John Walker, Roberta Jones, Walker Communications, Detective Lynch New!
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- Miss Julie (Dover Thrift Editions) by August Strindberg on page 159, and page 161
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